- INHIBITORS OF PLASMA KALLIKREIN AND USES THEREOF
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Provided herein are compounds that inhibit pKal, a serine protease whose activity is responsible for proteolytically cleaving kininogen and generating the potent vasodilator and pro-inflammatory peptide bradykinin, which can lead to painful and debilitating inflammatory attacks (e.g., edema). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds, and methods of treating pKal-related diseases and disorders (e.g., edema) with the compounds in a subject, by administering the compounds and/or compositions described herein.
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Paragraph 00319; 00320; 00324; 00326
(2019/02/17)
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- Discovery of subnanomolar arginine-glycine-aspartate-based αvβ3/αvβ5 integrin binders embedding 4-aminoproline residues
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The embodiment of 4-aminoproline residues (Amp) into the arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) sequence led to the discovery of a novel class of high-affinity αvβ3/αvβ 5 integrin binders [IC50h(αvβ 3) 0.03-5.12 nM; IC50h(αvβ 5) 0.88-154 nM]. A total of eight cyclopeptides of type cyclo-[-Arg-Gly-Asp-Amp-], 5-12, were assembled by a standard solid-phase peptide synthesis protocol that involved the C2-carboxyl and C4-amino functionalities of the proline scaffolds, leaving the Nα- nuclear site untouched. Functionalization of this vacant proline site with either alkyl or acyl substituents proved feasible, with significant benefit to the integrin binding capabilities of the ligands. Notably, six out of eight cyclopeptide inhibitors, 5-7 and 9-11, showed moderate yet significant selectivity toward the αvβ3 receptor. The three-dimensional structure in water was determined by NMR techniques and molecular dynamics calculations. Docking studies to the X-ray crystal structure of the extracellular segment of integrin αvβ3 complexed with reference compound 1 were also performed on selected analogues to highlight the structural features required for potent ligand binding affinity.
- Zanardi, Franca,Burreddu, Paola,Rassu, Gloria,Auzzas, Luciana,Battistini, Lucia,Curti, Claudio,Sartori, Andrea,Nicastro, Giuseppe,Menchi, Gloria,Cini, Nicoletta,Bottonocetti, Anna,Raspanti, Silvia,Casiraghi, Giovanni
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p. 1771 - 1782
(2008/09/21)
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- Chimeric amino acid analogues
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A chimeric amino acid analogue is provided suitable for incorporating into peptides which compound is represented by Formula 1: STR1 where P1 is preferably an amine protecting agent, and P2 and P3 are preferably amine or guanidine protecting agents. X can be OH, halide, or preferably an activating group suitable for conjugating the compound of Formula 1 to a peptide by conventional means, and m and n are 0-1 and 0-2 respectively. Peptides containing the chimeric amino acid analog are provided and include a platelet-aggregation inhibitor represented by where Aaa1 is Gly or H, Cpdl is the compound of Formula 1 which has been deprotected and Aaa2 is a hydrophobic amino acid preferably Val.
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- Conformationally Restricted Arginine Analogues
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We report the practical synthesis and structural characterization of a set of conformationally constrained protected arginine analogues.These enantiomerically pure analogues have the general structure 1 and are prepared in seven to eight steps from the co
- Webb, Thomas R.,Eigenbrot, Charles
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p. 3009 - 3016
(2007/10/02)
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